Lift Up Our Heads


Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. (Psa 24:7)


God is ready to come in and be sovereign in our lives. His hands are continually stretched out, but we can disregard it (Prov 1:24). He is ready to impart His Wisdom when we acknowledge our foolish pride. His help is always within reach (Psa 121:2), if only we lift up and see. This seeing takes faith. Lift up our head takes humility and readiness to come to an end of ourselves. Lift up our heads and welcome Him to take over completely.


Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, why do ye look one upon another? (Gen 42:1)


The best than man can give is out of their own capacity. Why look to man when there is an ever flowing pure stream we can drink from (Jer 2:13). Looking horizontally can result in unhealthy fault finding, breeding striving and a self righteous tendency to judge others.


Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, ….. within the veil; (Heb 6:19)


Looking down is to deny His saving grace and leave one in hopelessness. Hope anchors us; it opens our eyes to see the plateau of God’s grace. It secures us without fear of evil. An anchored soul has the glorious privilege of enjoying communion in the presence of the Almighty and living in a state of being pleased without any want (Psa 16:19).


But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…….
(Gal 6:14)


Don’t look inward! There is a subtle and destructive element when we look at self. Glory in the cross of Jesus that have nailed self to the cross that the life of Christ may be manifested in and through us (Gal 2:20). Beware of other self inflicted or man given crosses, these don’t carry the intrinsic value of God’s glory. Don't shun the cross of Christ for there is a glorious overcoming life with sight set on eternity.


…. now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. (Mat 11:12)


When we invite the King in, He will come in strong and mighty (Psa 24:8). He will bring His kingdom with Him and reign supreme. There will be humbling. All hardness of heart will be supplanted (Eze 36:26). If we allow Him to come in, He will be surgical. All this amounts in glory for His names sake and we become participants in the perpetual will and purposes of the Almighty.